Withstand Thamsin's Pressure In First Round Of Korea Open, Shesar: I Was A Little Surprised, But Lucky To Get Back To My Pattern

Shesar Hiren Rhustavito

JAKARTA - Indonesian men's singles badminton player Shesar Hiren Rhustavito emerged from the rubber game pressure given by Sitthikom Thammasin in the first round of the 2022 Korea Open and put himself in the position of the last 16 match on Tuesday.

Shesar finished his game by stopping the resistance of a badminton player from Thailand with a score of 21-18, 14-21, 21-9.

"At the beginning of the first game, I actually went straight in, but my opponent tried to change the tempo of the game in the middle of the game. I was a bit surprised, but lucky to be able to return to my pattern and take the win," said Shesar as quoted by Antara.

This 64-minute match was not easy for Shesar, because during this match he had to exhaust his energy and was required to play patiently to lock up his victory.

"In the second game, I played too much according to the tempo and pattern of his game. In the third game I forced the opponent to follow the tempo of my game and he seemed difficult to balance. The key to victory was playing patiently and focusing point by point," he said.

Previously, Shesar had an inconclusive period on his European tour after always losing in the last 32 in three tournaments, namely the German Open, All England and Swiss Open. On the occasion in Korea now, the world's 24th ranked badminton will try to get up.

"Yes, I was quite disappointed for the appearance on the European tour yesterday. But as much as possible I have to keep my mind up to be excited again in the next tournament. In Korea I want to focus on one at a time and try to play comfortably. For the next match I will be more enthusiastic and play optimally," said Shesar.

Unfortunately Shesar's steps were not followed by Anthony Sinisuka Ginting. The first seed was surprisingly defeated by the French badminton player, Lucas Claerbout with two straight games 16-21, 13-21.

According to the men's singles coach of Pelatnas PBSI Irwansyah, Ginting played with poor performance, lacked variety and was monotonous.

"Today Ginting didn't play well, couldn't control his opponent. The variations were also monotonous so it was easy for the opponent to guess. Many died alone and his legs already looked heavy on the field. I asked him after finishing playing, he said he had a bad feeling," explained Irwansyah.

As an improvement, Irwansyah will fix the psychological factors of his students. According to him, Ginting is easily influenced by game conditions, including during practice.

"Even in practice there were bad punches, he immediately thought about it. And that made him not believe in his abilities. The fall became a burden," concluded Irwansyah.